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questions asks about what people know of what HM, Queen Elisabeth II eat for
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Answer 1
I have this peculiar habit of
reading about what celebrities eat. So, there was a time when I had read about
Queen Elizabeth too. Let me acknowledge in the beginning that she maintains a healthy lifestyle.
Needless to say, she approves all the recipes on the menu.
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A low carbohydrate rule is very much a part of Queen’s
disciplined diet.Rice, potatoes, and pasta are never served for dinner when the
royal is dining on her own. This is probably because of her old age as she
cannot utilize the high calories from carbs. Thumbs up to that!
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She likes
the bread crusts to be cut off when
she has sandwiches.
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The Queen
loves including fresh fruits like
mangoes,strawberries and peaches in her diet.
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Vegetable salads are always on her menu.
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She is never served anything with garlic or too many
onions. Yes! you guessed it right. To avoid bad breath.
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She is
very particular about the meat she
eats. The Royal Chef has to ensure that it is cooked properly and no part is
left rare.
However Queen Elizabeth still sneaks in some treats. She
absolutely loves chocolate, especially chocolate biscuit cake, chocolate
mousse, and chocolate sponge cake.
To Summarize, The Queen is not a foodie. She eats very small portions of
her four meals throughout the day except when it comes to chocolate :)
Answer 2
She’s actually quite disciplined.
For breakfast, she’ll have
cereal, cornflakes or Special K, with dried or fresh fruit. This she’ll eat
alone, because she likes to eat at 9.00, while the Duke prefers to eat at 8:30.
She might also just have eggs, toast, and tea.
For lunch, she’ll eat something
like grilled sole on a bed of wilted spinach. She insists on no carbs, so no
potatoes, rice, pasta…
At around 4, she’ll eat afternoon
tea. She loves chocolate, but her favorite indulgences are jam
pennies, little biscuit sandwiches with jam in the middle. She is also served
scones, but she normally just crumbles them onto the carpet for the corgis to
eat… :)
For dinner, she’ll do the same,
pretty much, as lunch.
She’ll round off the day with a
gin and Dubonnet (1 part gin, 2 parts Dubonnet).
No wonder
she made it to 90!
Answer 3
She favors fresh fruits and vegetables grown on her
estate or from the farms that Charles owns and oversees. They work with a
number of farms across England that support organic and sustainable farming
practices. I don't know what kind of meat she favors but I do know she will not
eat garlic or onions because of the lingering smell on the breath.
Answer 4
As I understand it, she eats modestly and I suspect simply
when alone with her family not least because she perforce she attends many
grand dinners.
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